knuse

From Old Norse knosa (“to beat, bruise”). Cognate with Old High German zerchnusen.

knuse (imperative knus, infinitive at knuse, present tense knuser, past tense knuste, perfect tense har knust)

1. to hug.
2. to crush.

knuse (imperative knus, present tense knuser, passive knuses, simple past knuste, past participle knust, present participle knusende)

1. to crush (something)
2. to break or smash (something)

• uknuselig

• knust (adjective)

• “knuse” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

knuse (present tense knuser, past tense knuste, past participle knust, passive infinitive knusast, present participle knusande, imperative knus)

1. Alternative form of knusa

• knusle

Borrowed from Old Norse knosa (“to beat, bruise”).

• IPA^(key): [nuːz], [nøːz], [nɪz]

knuse (third-person singular simple present knuses, present participle knusin, simple past knusit, past participle knusit)

1. to squeeze
2. to press down with the knees and hands
3. to bruise
4. to press in the arms, cuddle
5. to pummel